Texas education board delays vote on reading list including Bible passages
AUSTIN - A vote on a Texas public school required reading list will now take place in April after a meeting of the state's education board. The list, as it was presented by the Texas Education Agency this month, would mandate all public schools teach passages of the Bible in classrooms.
Downtown bakery and conveyor belt sushi arrive in Austin food news
Austinites are by and large back on the road after ice has melted, opening up more restaurant visits and food-related expeditions around town. News this week includes a new location for a popular bakery, multi-course deals in San Marcos, and a strongly worded letter to a food-and-movies institution. Openings and...
A Waymo hit a child near an elementary school. The NHTSA is investigating
A Waymo vehicle exits a charging lot on Jan. 15, 2026 in Austin, Texas.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesAlphabet-owned Waymo has informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that one of its driverless vehicles. 23 incident is now being investigated by the U.S. The Jan. 23 incident is now being investigated...
Fly out of Waco or drive to Dallas or Austin? A new online savings...
WACO, Texas — Travelers debating whether to fly out of Waco or drive to larger airports in Dallas or Austin now have a new tool to help make that decision. Waco Regional Airport has launched an online savings calculator that compares the total costs of flying from Waco versus airports in Dallas, Austin and Houston....
Man tows trapped Austin Fire truck, other cars from ice
Some drivers ended up stuck on icy roads last weekend. They would have had to pay for a tow truck to rescue their cars, were it not for the unexpected help of an Austin local.
Man accused of selling car with altered odometer, fake title; APD investigating
AUSTIN, Texas - Austin police are investigating a fraud case involving the sale of a car with a rolled-back odometer and tampered title. Police said the car was listed on Facebook Marketplace. What we know:. Police said on Sept. 15, 2025, around 6:05 p.m., a victim bought a vehicle using...
US has new favorite grocery store and it’s not H-E-B, data shows
Regional favorites, however, are vastly different.
East Austin smoke shop frustrated after woman repeatedly vandalizes store, causing $30K worth of...
AUSTIN, Texas — An East Austin business owner said repeated arrests haven't stopped the same woman from coming back and trashing his store again and again. He said the woman has caused more than $30,000 worth of damage to his store and assaulted a customer at the Smoking Burnouts smoke shop on Rogge Lane.
Nationwide GameStop cuts include 3 Austin-area closures
[Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images](Smith Collection/Gado/Gado via Getty Images) Texas-based video game chain GameStop is expected to close nearly 500 stores, including three in Austin. GameStop revealed the planned closures in a recent Securities and Exchange Commission filing, saying it expects to close...
Man charged with murder after girlfriend’s shooting death in southeast Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — A man has been charged in the shooting death of his girlfriend in southeast Austin on Monday. At 12:30 a.m. Monday morning, APD officers responded to reports of a shooting at a home in the 5900 block of Wagon Bend. The caller stated that a woman had been shot and was bleeding from her head, and that...
